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Marine Weather for AM 552

Small Craft Advisory in effect from late tonight through Thursday afternoon

Gale watch in effect from Thursday afternoon through late Friday night

Volusia-Brevard County Line To Sebastian Inlet 0-20 Nm-

Today

Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period 8 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters.

Tonight

Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots by daybreak. Seas building to 3 to 4 feet with a dominant period 9 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

Thursday

South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with a dominant period 6 seconds. Rough on the intracoastal waters. Showers and chance of thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Rough on the intracoastal waters. Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers after midnight.

Friday

Southwest winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Very rough on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers.

Friday Night

West winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Saturday

Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

Saturday Night

Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Sunday

North winds 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

Watches & Warnings

Small Craft Advisory, Gale Watch

Issued:
4:20 AM EST
Dec.
19,
2018
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National Weather Service

... Small Craft Advisory in effect from 4 am to 4 PM ESTThursday... ... Gale watch in effect from Thursday afternoon through early Saturday morning...

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a SmallCraft Advisory, which is in effect from 4 am to 4 PM ESTThursday. A gale watch has also been issued. This gale watch isin effect from Thursday afternoon through late Friday night.

* Winds... southerly winds Thursday will increase to 20 to 25 knots near shore and 25 to 30 knots offshore with higher gusts likely. Wind direction will become southwesterly Thursday night into Friday, then westerly late Friday.

* Waves/seas... seas will build during the period to 5 to 7 feet near shore and 7 to 10 feet offshore and higher in the Gulf Stream.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knotsare expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft.Inexperienced mariners... especially those operating smallervessels should avoid navigating in these conditions.

A gale watch is issued when the risk of gale force winds of 34 to47 knots has significantly increased... but the specific timingand/or location is still uncertain. It is intended to provideadditional lead time for mariners who may wish to consideraltering their plans.

Marine Weather

Marine Weather Links

Atlantic coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Ocean Reef out to 60 nm and Gulf coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee out 20 nm and Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach out 60 nm...including the waters of Biscayne Bay and Lake Okeechobee.

Atlantic waters from Ocean Reef to 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas out 60 nm...Florida Bay...Gulf waters from 20 nm to 60 nm west of Chokoloskee to 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas...including the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary